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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines May 28, 2018

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences for a career boost? Check our calendar and get into the groove. BC artists should note the deadline for Amplify BC's Live Music Top-Up Program,

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines  May 28, 2018

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold Certification: Applications now open. This program acknowledges the dedication and drive of Canada's touring artists and bands. It is awarded to those artists who have sold at least 25,000 tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over the course of any 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

31-May-18

FACTOR Artist Development Grants

 


 

6-Jun-18

Voting for SiriusXM Top Of The Country contest

 


 

15-Jun-18

Submissions for Canadian Folk Music Awards

 


 

30-Jun-18

Applications for Live Music Top-Up Program, Amplify BC

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

5-8-June-18

MIDEM Conference, Cannes, France

 


 

8-17-June-18

North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

24-26-Sept-18

Showcase PEI, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOut West, Kelowna, BC

 


 

3-7-Oct-18

AC# Hip-Hop Fest & Conference, Atlanta, GA

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6-11-Nov-18

Indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

30-Nov-1 -Dec -18

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Calgary, AB

 


 

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Geneviève Côté of SOCAN, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Jaune collaborator Michel Robidoux and Polaris Events Manager Claire Dagenais
Polaris Music Prize

Jean-Pierre Ferland receiving the Polaris Heritage Prize in 2018 alongside Geneviève Côté of SOCAN (left), Jaune collaborator Michel Robidoux and Polaris Events Manager Claire Dagenais.

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